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Santa Anita—Main Office
(626) 447-2145 Office (626) 446-0270 Fax Email: contact@caltrainers.org Del Mar 858) 792-4488 Office (858) 792-4484 Fax Hollywood Park (323) 243-9379 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Golden Gate Fields
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CTT Track Committee Report - Spain
Dos Lunas Training Track
Subsurface Irrigation System
The purpose of this trip was to investigate the use of a novel subsurface irrigation system as a means of track
moisture control and surface conditioning. The evaluation included the unique surface composition installed with the moisture control system. This system has gained great acceptance in the dressage and show worlds, but has never before been utilized for a racetrack installation. We visited several arenas at the Montenmedio Equestrian Center as well...
CTT Appoints New Executive Director
And New General Counsel
Alan Balch
Arcadia, CA (March 26, 2010) - The Board of Directors of the California Thoroughbred Trainers announced today the appointment of Alan F. Balch to serve as Executive Director. Also announced was the appointment of Carlo Fisco, Esq. to serve as General Counsel. In announcing the selections, CTT President John Sadler said, "The CTT is fortunate to have engaged the services of these extraordinarily qualified individuals to provide management and counsel to ensure the efficient and effective operation of our association. We feel that Alan and Carlo form an impressive team of professionals who can articulate and promote the interests not only of the CTT but the entire California racing industry." A longtime leader in equestrian sports, Alan Balch has served as President of The USA Equestrian Trust, Executive Secretary of the American Saddlebred Horse Association, and President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Horse Show Association of America. His background includes vast experience with California Thoroughbred racing having served as Senior Vice President-Marketing for the Los Angeles Turf Club (Santa Anita), where he led the development of the first professional marketing organization in American Thoroughbred racing.
Carlo Fisco
Carlo Fisco has a long history in horse racing. For over 15 years, he was intimately involved in California harness racing, where as an owner, trainer, and driver, he managed a prominent California public stable. He graduated from law school while simultaneously operating a public racing stable. His legal practice, specializing in criminal law and civil litigation, has included the defense of many licensees in administrative actions before the California Horse Racing Board. He brings a wealth of hands-on horse experience and legal expertise to hit the ground running on behalf of the CTT. The new appointees assume their duties in April.
MARC GOODWIN INSURANCE SERVICES
July 1, 2010
ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PER STALL RATES FOR YOUR CHSA ENDORSED WORKERS' COMP PROGRAM
A letter of introduction from the new CHSA Workers' Compensation program broker, Marc Goodwin Insurance Services, as well as applications and participation agreements, are now being circulated to all California trainers. Information is being provided electronically, as well as by mail, fax, and in person through CHSA and CTT personnel at operating California tracks and training locations: Golden Gate Fields, Pleasanton, Hollywood Park, Santa Anita, and San Luis Rey Downs. Upon prompt return of properly completed applications and participation agreements, Certificates of Insurance for Workers' Compensation will be immediately issued, prior to July 1, and filed with CHRB. No payment is required at this time, but invoices for the first month's premium will be sent within 10 days and payment will be due July 15. For workers' compensation insurance questions and information, please call Marc Goodwin at (831) 626-4561 or email at: chsa@mg-ins.com. For general CHSA workers' compensation program questions, you may contact Sonia Pishehvar at (626) 447-2146, (909) 648-0843 (mobile) or email at: sonia@officialchsa.com.
You may also contact CTT representatives: California Horsemen's Safety Alliance (CHSA) president John W. Sadler announced today that Workers' Compensation coverage with a new insurance carrier and broker has been finalized for the year beginning July 1, 2010. The new broker is Marc Goodwin Insurance Services of Carmel, California. The new insurance carrier will be Companion Property & Casualty Insurance Company, an A (Excellent) VIII rated insurance carrier whose specialty is Workers' Compensation and is emerging as a significant carrier in California after wide success in this field throughout much of the United States... Trainers throughout California will be receiving applications and complete program information early in the week -- immediately upon return of completed applications, new Workers' Compensation Certificates of Insurance will be issued to horsemen and the California Horse Racing Board well before July 1. Invoices to horsemen for the first monthly premium due under the new plan will follow. For workers' compensation insurance questions and information, please call Marc Goodwin at (831) 626-4561 or email at: chsa@mg-ins.com. For general CHSA workers' compensation program questions, you may contact Sonia Pishehvar at (626) 447-2146, (909) 648-0843 (mobile) or email at: sonia@officialchsa.com.
You may also contact CTT representatives:
ATTENTION PARTICIPANTS IN THE CHSA
WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Trainers insured by AIG/Chartis through MOC recently received letters and billings for taxes and service fees related to their workers' compensation coverage for the July, 2009 - June, 2010 policy year. We are pleased to report that, through meetings of the CTBL and CHSA held on May 25, 2010, CTT representatives negotiated the repeal of these fees.
![]() Alexis Barba
April 2010
by Steve Schuelein, Turf Writer
Alexis Barba picked a good year to join the Eddie Gregson stable as an exercise rider in Southern California.
It was 1981, when Gato Del Sol was a 2-year-old, and Barba was able to observe first-hand how the colt was meticulously developed into a Kentucky Derby winner the following spring.
Now, 29 years later, trainer Barba has her own Triple Crown aspirations with a pair of stakes-winning colts, Alphie’s Bet and Make Music For Me, with whom she also hopes to apply the Gregson touch.
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1010 Hurley Way, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 263-6000 May 20, 2010
REVIEW OF CHRB ACTIONS AND DISCUSSIONS 5-20-10
ALBANY, CA - The California Horse Racing Board conducted its regular meeting Thursday, May 20, at Golden Gate Fields. Chairman Keith Brackpool presided. Vice Chairman David Israel and Commissioners Bo Derek, John Harris, Jerry Moss, and Richard Rosenberg were in attendance. During the meeting:
![]() The Horse Report from
UC Davis Equine Health Center The Horse Report Current Issue
Volume 27, Number 3, December 2009
566 KB pdf - 12 pages
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Lameness in the horse is a situation that we, as horse owners, will at some point have to face. Diagnosing that lameness is often harder than treating the condition. Pose your questions for this month's expert, Omar Maher, DV, DACVS from the New England Equine Medical and Surgical Center, regarding the topic of advanced technologies in lameness diagnosis.
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Supporting California
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